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2013 Victorian Community History Awards Amy Stella Dolphin: her life and heritage By Jennifer Jane Acopian (2nd edition October 2012) The publication traces my grandmother's early life in Chewton and Yackandandah in the late 1800's, her married life in Geelong, and her direct descendants. It also examines her extended families (on both maternal and paternal sides) who were significant players in the central Victorian goldfields and early Melbourne. The Narrow Gauge - Whitfield - Gembrook - Crowes - Walhalla Nick Anchen, Sierra Publishing In the post-depression years of the early 1900's four experimental narrow gauge (2ft 6in) railways were built in some of Victoria's most rugged areas. Through the King Valley to Whitfield, the Otway Ranges to Crowes, the Gippsland hills to Walhalla and the Dandenongs to Gembrook (Puffing Billy) these fascinating railways portrayed the very essence of Australia's pioneering spirit. "Our Schools 1912 - 2012": Celebrating the first one hundred years of public education in Benalla Benalla College "Our Schools 1912 - 2012" was produced as part of the September 2012 Centenary Celebrations of State Secondary education in Benalla. While led by a team of five former and current teachers, the truly collaborative nature of the project is outlined in the Acknowledgments section of the book on page 136. Melbourne to Bendigo Railway 1862 – 2012 Bendigo Historical Society The project was to write a book to tell the story of the coming of the railway from Melbourne to Bendigo in 1862. The book was published in October 2012 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this event. 4
2013 Victorian Community History Awards Petitions of the People www.brac.vic.gov.au Bendigo Regional Archives Centre (BRAC) The Petitions of the People digitisation project captures the opinions of 10,977 petitioners, within 273 petitions created between 1870 - 1899. This ongoing online project allows researchers to find the names and addresses (sometimes occupations) of petitioners, and see what issues were important to Bendigo and district residents in the nineteenth century. The Girls in Grey Carolyn Bock & Helen Hopkins, The Shift Theatre World War One is dynamically re-imagined in this compelling fusion of history and contemporary theatre. Touring regional Victoria in March and April 2013 'The Girls in Grey' is a stunning and widely accessible new Australian play, that brings to dramatic life the story of three Australian Army nurses. Water Races and Tin Mines of the Toora District By Coleen Bower The book describes the history of tin mining between the Franklin and Agnes Rivers in South Gippsland at Granite Bar and Upper Toora, from the 1870's to the 1930's. Three water races including two tunnels were constructed to supply water for tin sluicing and dredging activities. The Borough and Its People: Port Melbourne 1839 - 1939 By Margaret & Graham Bride, Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society This project traces the social development of the community of Port Melbourne over the first one hundred years. The authors draw on the resources of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society to provide a book in a format to appeal to the general reader. 5
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